Rhapsody of the Seas

Rhapsody of the Seas

The Rhapsody of the Seas in Sydney (2011)

Ship data flag  Bahamas Ship type Cruise ship class Vision class Callsign C6UA2 home port Nassau , Bahamas Owner Rhapsody of the Seas Inc. Shipping company Royal Caribbean International Shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique , Saint-Nazaire Build number E31 Keel laying December 11, 1995 Launch August 1, 1996

Ship dimensions and crew length 279 m ( Lüa ) 235 m ( Lpp ) width 32.20 m Side height 15.85 m Draft Max. 7.92 m measurement 78,878 GT / 46,560 NRZ   crew 765

Machine system machine diesel-electric Machine performance 50,400 hp (37,069 kW) Top speed 22 kn (41 km / h) Energy supply 4 × Wärtsilä diesel generators (type: 12V46C) propeller 2 × propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 8,439 dwt Permitted number of passengers 1,998

Others Classifications DNV GL Registration numbers IMO no. : 9116864

The Rhapsody of the Seas is a cruise ship of Royal Caribbean International . It belongs to the Vision class.

history

The Rhapsody of the Seas had on 11 December 1995 in the French shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique their keel was laid . The launch took place on August 1, 1996 and the maiden voyage with the Royal Caribbean International  finally on May 19, 1997.

In March 2012 the ship was extensively modernized. Among other things, the cabins were redesigned, the entertainment offering expanded and several technical innovations, such as ship-wide WLAN reception, were installed on the ship.

Incidents

On March 24, 1998, when the ship was docking at the port of Curaçao , the 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley suddenly disappeared from the ship without a trace. Although authorities did not believe she was drowning, she has not been found to this day.

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Web links

Commons : Rhapsody of the Seas  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

1. ↑ RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS on dnvgl.com, accessed September 14, 2016.
2. ↑ Rhapsody of the Seas at royalcaribbean.de, accessed on September 14, 2016.
3. ^ Amy Lynn Bradley at internationalcruisevictims.org, accessed September 14, 2016.